According to the Election Commission of India there are a little over 1,000 political parties contesting at the local and national level according to this rather absorbing list of the various political parties and their political symbols.
चुनाव आयोग के मुताबिक 1000 से ज्यादा दल स्थानीय और राष्ट्रीय स्तर पर चुनाव लड़ रहे हैं।